We're particularly interested in reboots & remakes, trying to figure out if and why these series from our childhood still touch our hearts in adulthood.
The real treat of V-Force was Ms Kincaid and Dr. K. The battle with Max and Zeo was awesome. Max really frightened him. I didn't like that the tournament being in the last 10 episodes. They didn't even have cool stadiums for the tourney beside that one magnetic dish. Keep up the great work.
I think the ending for V Force was Okay l liked the resolution with the Saint Sheilds Max teaching Miriam that Bit beasts are more than Tools I liked the Plot Twist of Zero being a Robot and Zagark’s reason for Stealing the bit beasts was not for Evil purposes like Voltar and Boris but in hopes of Making Zero human giving a bit of Pinocchio syndrome I liked that with King and Queen That whilr they were Cheaters but King showing he did have some honer like wanting to beat Tyson alone without Docter K Special attack Ring and how they teamed up to stop Her and how King and Queen at the end of the Battle they realised that it’s not the Parts that make a better Blader but the Spirit and while I did think the ending was left upon Finnish but I liked that Zero learns he doesn’t needs to become Human as he was already mostly Human with his Soul and l dislike how Kain and Jim were brought back only to be done dirty.
Fun fact: this series has the most differences from the manga, and biggest outlier here is Zeo. While the original Zeo did die in an accident in the manga, the Zeo Tyson faces wasn’t a robot, but his brother Leon, who was trying to fill in his brother’s shoes for Dr Zagart, but ultimately chooses to be himself in the end. Looking forward to seeing what you think of G-Revolution. Just keep in mind that both dub and sub treat Daichi as if the gang are meeting him for the first time, despite meeting him in the movie.
Treat G-Revolution fairly. Don't let comment bias or nostalgia glasses get in the way. It has some incredible highs, but numerous issues, too. I don't want those swept under the rug.
Tailmon with a holy ring armor evolving would probably weaken her as she's an adult level unlike patamon who's a child level digimon, Tailmon had to armor evolve in 02 because the loss of her tail ring robbed her of half her strenght
The original Japanese version of G Revolution is way better. The dub cut so much content out. Like every episode has content either altered or cut out entirely. It’s crazy. Also the Japanese OST is 🔥
mexican here, I do not know why english speaking people are always against representation in non english speaking media, mexicans in sports more often than not wear either the national flag or typical accesories, even when they are inmigrants representing another countries, so its understandable why anime try to say "they are from x country" just by desings alone, its like complaining that Max is a blonde blue eyed stereotype from America. In G revolution they use the matador outfit for the Spanish team, even Julia wears the colors from the Spanish flag, that doesnt mean they are harmful stereotypes and their roles are limited by that.
Thanks for the perspective! To clarify my point, the main reason I thought these two felt off was that they have zero lines of dialogue. You mentioned G Revolution characters, who have storylines and backgrounds. Series 1 Beyblade also had competitors wearing outfits from their countries but they often had more dialogue and some more personality. I said "border on offensive stereotype" and maybe that is not accurate, but I think we can agree that compared to G Revolution and Series 1 Beyblade, the kind of representation we get in V Force is the worst of the three seasons. (characters appear, have no speaking roles, are quick comic relief)
Your friendly neighborhood Max enjoyer here. Zeo at this point defeated both Ozuma and Kai, but Max was hitting him so hard he was going to win, until Zeo resorted to upgrading his Cerberus with Dranzer. Max is a moooooooooonster :D
I finished rewatching G Revolution, in my opinion, the best in the original series. For some reason to me, the later half of the G Revolution episodes are hype and badass. Including the music throughout the entire series
Not true actually! Sonic Adventure 2 released June 19 2001 and V Force first broadcast in Japan on Jan 7 2002. I looked into it because I also noticed how similar they are haha.
Was happy to complete V Force if it meant Zeo could stop screaming ffs. Binge watching the final batch of episodes gave me headache. All jokes aside though, V Force was different, fun, introduced new stuff and the story (like the Wyatt death bit) got a bit heavy and dark for kids audience. If I am not wrong, this is where, atleast in India, the show hit its peak, was the talk of the town and was everywhere in news, record toy sales and everything. Fond memories, even though quite a fair bit of the show feels like a filler or backstory, and takes place OUTSIDE the traditional battle stadiums. Also great job on the recap. Looking forward to more of the same. Keep it up bro.
Really enjoy your Beyblade videos! And I'm glad you compare the dub and sub differences because they're really interesting! I'm VERY excited for you to get around to reviewing G Revolution which is my personal favourite series! 😁
I still remember the Zeo being an android twist so well after all these years. I was completely shocked when the reveal happened. The V Force finale into G Revolution marathon happened for me around New Years. Back then, YTV (Canadian youth channel, that also ran shows like Pokemon, Digimon, & Yugioh, among many other great anime) had a New Years anime marathon of various different big name shows of the time, for about a week. And when the Zeo reveal happened, I remember sitting there in my seat, completely in shock, going into the season finale. It just really stuck with me ever since. I did admittedly forget about the whole "Cyber Tella" part in season 1. But I think that can be more explained as Tella becoming more of a cyborg, than being completely recreated as an android. V Force was a mixed bag, but a lot of the good & somewhat-good points are very memorable. Can't wait til G Rev.
Not really looking to have a debate about sombreros but just to clarify what I was trying to say: These two have no lines of dialogue, just APPEAR out of nowhere with Sombreros, ponchos, nylon string guitars and maracas lol. They’re caricatures. If Sanchez and Marco had any lines of dialogue or personality I’d most certainly feel different. I don’t really care, I’m just calling it as I see it. It’s my review & my opinion after all :) Anyways cheers!
G Revolution will knock your socks off! There are a lot of amazing battles and character moments throughout the season, but there are three battles that are seen as the best of the best!
I think when you get down to it, V-Force would have been way better if this was a much shorter season, focusing on just the three villain teams, being Team Psykick with the Cyber Bit Beasts, Team Saint Shield with with Bit-Beast Lore, and finally Zeo. It would have been better than dealing with having villain of the week battles with people we only ever see once and then never again. Cut those out, and stick to only the main plot, it would have been a much more enjoyable ride.
Enjoying theses videos, can’t wait for G Revolution and you’re the perfect RU-vidr to deliver the whole plastic Era 👏 congrats and thanks for the good work
It's been so fun watching ya grind through the bayblade series the past few months. I remember enjoying this anime growing up b4 knowing what anime even was as a kid. I think i stopped watching this show after s2 or 3 thinking it stopped ariing in the states and moved onto other animes at the time. watching you go through this show again is kindof having my interest on re-watching this series again after such a long time.
I'm even more convinced that preteen me amalgamated this with G Revolution, because there's a lot here I remember and a lot I don't. Saint Shields, yes, Robo-Zeo, yes. But the rest? Not so much (seriously, I thought Daichi was introduced at the beginning of this season)
